GRA to audit lawyer who sued authority over tax exemption powers

Alua of a tax audit barely a week after he took the authority and the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court over the exercise of powers relating to tax exemptions.

The case raises a broader constitutional question over the limits of administrative power in taxation, particularly whether the GRA Commissioner-General can exercise authority to alter or waive tax obligations without Parliament’s approval.

While the timing of the audit follows the filing of Mr Alua’s case, the GRA said the exercise forms part of its statutory mandate and should not be taken as an indication that the firm has committed any wrongdoing.